09 January 2018
Overnight the PACIFIC HURON was moved from above Snell lock down to the wall
below the lock. FEDERAL BISCAY also moved down to wait below the lock for the escorts.
This morning the MARTHA L BLACK with tug OCEAN TUNDRA arrived from
Beauharnois and escorted PACIFIC HURON down the river to above Beauharnois.
By mid-day the escorts had returned to take the FEDERAL BISCAY down to Beauharnois.
This completes my vessel passage log for the St. Lawrence River. A special thanks to all
those who helped me with keeping this log. I could not achieve this without Rodney Webb and Terry Beahen, my fellow ship loggers.
All the best to everyone for 2018. May all of our sailors, foreign and domestic, have a safe and successful season.

07 January 2018
PACIFIC HURON is secured to the lower wall at Iroquois.
EVANS MCKEIL is working to keep ice from jamming above the control dam at
Iroquois. She goes to the upper wall at Iroquois for periodic rest breaks.
Overnight the LEONARD M escorted BILLESBORG down to Eisenhower lock where
she followed the BEATRIX down into the pool between the locks.
This morning OCEAN TUNDRA is working to move MITIQ into Snell lock.
OCEAN A SIMARD is working in the canal between the locks to help BEATRIX move
down to Snell lock after turn back from MITIQ. MITIQ secured below Snell.
ROBINSON BAY & LEONARD M are up bound for Iroquois.
12:33 BEATRIX & BILLESBORG, escorted by OCEAN A SIMARD, shift down the canal to be closer to Snell lock when it reopens after maintenance work is complete.
BEATRIX & OCEAN TUNDRA lock down through Snell. BEATRIX secures to the wall below Snell.
13:45 ROBINSON BAY, up at Mariatown, breaking ice.
13:49 LEONARD M, up at Mariatown, breaking ice.
14:57 PACIFIC HURON departs Iroquois down bound.
15:33 LEONARD M, down at Mariatown, breaking a track for PACIFIC HURON.
15:40 PACIFIC HURON, down at Mariatown, cargo.
15:42 ROBINSON BAY, down at Mariatown, light tug.
16:50 BILLESBORG enters Snell lock, down bound. She will secure below Snell behind BEATRIX and MITIQ.
Note: CCGS MARTHA L BLACK is due to arrive below Snell lock at 07:00.
The BLACK will lead MITIQ, BEATRIX, and BILLESBORG in convoy to Beauharnois.

06 January 2018
12:30 FEDERAL BISCAY is pulled out of the Snell lock by LEONARD M, ROBINSON BAY and OCEAN A SIMARD.
Notes: OCEAN A SIMARD transported pilots to and from MITIQ.
LEONARD M & ROBINSON BAY went up through Eisenhower lock to break out the BEATRIX, located just above the lock, and BILLESBORG, located at Wilson Hill anchorage.
18:25 ROBINSON BAY & LEONARD M arrive at Wilson Hill and break out the BILLESBORG.
18:40 BILLESBORG departs Wilson Hill anchorage down bound, escorted by ROBINSON BAY & LEONARD M.
17:50 BEATRIX is stuck in ice again above Eisenhower lock. ROBINSON BAY is called to assist.
22:10 BEATRIX arrives in Eisenhower lock where she will load stores and fresh water.
EVANS MCKEIL worked most of the night and several hours during the day to break up
an ice jam above the dam at Iroquois. Now secured above Iroquois lock.
OCEAN TUNDRA came up the river from Beauharnois to Snell lock lower wall to wait for convoy down bound.

05 January 2018
Note: The Seaway is blocked by FEDERAL BISCAY frozen into Snell lock.
The MITIQ is sitting in the ice between Eisenhower and Snell lock.
BEATRIX attempted to move to the upper tie wall at Eisenhower lock.
There is 20 tons of supplies and fresh water to load on BEATRIX, but she is stuck in the ice.
BILLESBORG is anchored at Wilson Hill.
PACIFIC HURON secured below Iroquois lock.
OCEAN A SIMARD & LEONARD M are in the pool between Eisenhower and Snell locks working on plans to remove the FEDERAL BISCAY.
EVANS MCKEIL came down the river from Picton to break ice above the control dam at Iroquois.
The MCKEIL worked on clearing the ice jam all night and is still working on this job today.
This is to prevent flooding up stream because the ice booms were left open to allow the tugs to go to Snell lock.
Wind chill last night was -40C/F.

04 January 2018
Note: The Seaway is blocked by FEDERAL BISCAY frozen into Snell lock.
The MITIQ is sitting in the ice between Eisenhower and Snell lock.
BEATRIX is anchored above Eisenhower lock.
BILLESBORG is anchored at Wilson Hill.
PACIFIC HURON secured below Iroquois lock.
OCEAN A SIMARD & LEONARD M are in the pool between Eisenhower and Snell locks working on plans to remove the FEDERAL BISCAY.

02 January 2018
05:05 OCEAN A SIMARD, down, light tug, to Eisenhower & Snell locks to assist with ships stuck in ice.
09:40 BEATRIX departs Wilson Hill anchorage down bound to anchor above
Eisenhower. OCEAN A SIMARD came alongside to take off a pilot.
21:35 OCEAN A SIMARD, up, light tug. She attempted to pull FEDERAL BISCAY out
of Snell lock without success. ROBINSON BAY was working with her.
Note: The Seaway is blocked by FEDERAL BISCAY frozen into Snell lock.
The MITIQ is sitting in the ice between Eisenhower and Snell lock.
BEATRIX is anchored above Eisenhower lock.
BILLESBORG is anchored at Wilson Hill.
PACIFIC HURON is anchored east of Clayton.

24 November 2017
00:44 ROBERT S PIERSON, down, cargo, for Valleyfield.
SPRUCEGLEN, up, for Ashtabula
05:07 WHITEFISH BAY, down, cargo, for Becancour.
08:30 CEDARGLEN, up, ballast.
14:05 NUNALIK of Amsterdam, up, ballast, for Johnstown.
14:07 OAKGLEN, down, cargo, for Quebec City.
16:40 NUNALIK docks at Johnstown.
16:57 H LEE WHITE, down, cargo, for Quebec City.
20:45 EVANS SPIRIT departs Johnstown down bound.
20:52 FEDERAL CLYDE, up, for Sarnia.
Note: Overnight the FEDERAL KUSHIRO remained at the Johnstown elevator loading grain. During the day FEDERAL KUSHIRO traded places with EVANS SPIRIT. Apparently the KUSHIRO could not be loaded due to her very light condition, which
means the angle of spouts into her holds would not allow the grain to flow.
The OJIBWAY waited for her turn to load until EVANS SPIRIT departed.
Late in the evening OJIBWAY departed her dock and went out into the river to get the right turn made for the approach to the elevator in windy conditions.

No traffic today. Seaway will close tomorrow.
Thanks to all those who have helped with the listing of ships
transiting the Seaway this year. This is the first time since
we began that we have no gaps. This would not be possible
without the help of my friends. A special thanks to Terry Beahen
and Rodney Webb, who monitor and list each passage daily.
29 December 2016
05:28 QAMUTIK, down.
12:57 TECUMSEH, up, ballast.
17:05 G3 MARQUIS, up, ballast.

19 June 2015
17:09 CSL SAINT LAURENT, down, cargo; grain for Quebec City. (Anchored at Wilson Hill.)
CWB MARQUIS came down the river and secured above Iroquois Lock for the night.
Notes: SAGINAW remained at Cardinal all day unloading corn into the elevator.
Seaway shut down by accident in Eisenhower Lock when passenger ship SAINT
LAURENT struck the sill below the upper gates of the lock.

11 April 2015
07:28 ROBINSON BAY & PERFORMANCE depart Ogdensburg to work on aids to navigation.
08:50 JOHN B AIRD, down, cargo, for Valleyfield.
09:58 ALGOMA GUARDIAN, up, cargo; iron ore for Hamilton.
10:16 ALGOMA TRANSPORT, down, cargo, for Becancour.
10:26 PERFORMANCE, down, to Light 56, which was shoved out of position by ice yesterday.
11:30 ALGOMA TRANSPORT anchors at Wilson Hill to wait for Eisenhower to perform repeated ice lockages.
13:14 PERFORMANCE, up, light tug, to check positions on aids to navigation.
13:30 ALGOMA TRANSPORT departs Wilson Hill anchorage down bound.
19:28 OAKGLEN, up, cargo, for Ashtabula.
AMSTELBORG came up the river and went to anchor at Wilson Hill for the night.
Note: CCGS GRIFFON is maintaining a track through the ice above Eisenhower Lock today.

10 April 2015
13:59 ROBINSON BAY & PERFORMANCE with barge BPL 6704, up, placing summer navigation aids along the U.S. side of the river.
14:44 PERFORMANCE, down, light tug, to check position of recently placed buoys.
14:50 FEDERAL DANUBE of Majuro, up, for Cleveland.
14:59 PERFORMANCE, up, light tug.
16:00 ELEVIT of Istanbul, up, for Mississauga. (Anchored at Maitland for the night.)
18:44 FEDERAL DANUBE anchors for the night in Prescott Anchorage.
18:55 ROBINSON BAY & PERFORMANCE arrive at Ogdensburg.
20:56 JOHN B AIRD secured to the wall below Iroquois Lock for the night.
21:34 ALGOMA TRANSPORT secured to the wall above Iroquois Lock for the night.
Note: CCGS GRIFFON was engaged in breaking ice above Eisenhower Lock for a few
hours. Then she secured to the upper wall above that lock for the night.
ALGOMA GUARDIAN came up the river from Montreal, then secured above Snell Lock for the night.

31 March 2014
08:10 CCGS GRIFFON departs Cornwall down bound.
10:00 WHITEFISH & FRONTENAC get underway down bound out of Lake Ontario.
They arrived in the Prescott Anchorage in the evening to spend the night.

26 March 2014
10:22 NGCC PIERRE RADISSON departs Johnstown where she spent the night waiting
for the workboat STEELHEAD to open the ice boom which runs across the river from
Prescott to Ogdensburg. The destination for the RADISSON is Thunder Bay.

25 March 2014
Notes: NGCC PIERRE RADISSON departed St. Zotique anchorage before dawn and ran
up to the entrance of the Snell lock and to the wall ahead of MARTHA L BLACK. As
she arrived the BLACK backed down the wall and turned to run down the river to the St.
Zotique anchorage, where she turned to run back up river performing track maintenance.
The RADISSON broke ice below the Snell lock at the request of the dispatcher, then
waited for the lock to be ready for her up bound passage.
15:29 NGCC PIERRE RADISSON up, breaking ice.

24 March 2014
21:26 CCGS MARTHA L. BLACK, up bound, secured at tie wall below Snell for the night.
Note: NGCC PIERRE RADISSON, up bound, is anchored at St. Zotique for the night.

31 December 2013
Night passage: CSL LAURENTIEN, up.
JOHN D LEITCH, up, for Port Colborne.
04:55 TIM S DOOL, up, cargo; iron ore for Hamilton.
06:02 CCGS GRIFFON, up, for Lake Erie.
09:15 SALVOR & ORSULA depart Wilson Hill down bound for Ike.
10:14 ALGOMA EQUINOX, up, ballast for Hamilton.
Many thanks to the skippers who were so kind to give us salutes as they passed our home
in Mariatown. Also many thanks to those in the local community who share my passion
for ships. This brings to a close my postings of vessel passages for this season.
We look forward to next year. Until then: All the best and Happy New Year!

17 December 2013
08:00 ALGOWOOD departs Iroquois Lock up bound after spending the night anchored
east of the lock due to zero visibility. The river is covered in a blanket of sea smoke.
08:10 CCGS GRIFFON, down, to Lake St. Louis to break ice into the South Shore Canal.
14:08 ALGOSTEEL, up, ballast, for Windsor.
14:35 ROBINSON BAY, with barge BPL 6704 arrive at Light 89 off Canada Island to
replace it with a winter marker. Tug PERFORMANCE is assisting.
14:57 ROBINSON BAY, with barge BPL 6704, up, to Ogdensburg for the night.
15:02 PERFORMANCE, up, to Ogdensburg for the night.
15:25 CUYAHOGA arrives at Johnstown to unload salt.
17:57 ISOLDA, down, cargo.
18:48 VICTORIUS & JOHN J CARRICK, down, cargo.
21:08 CUYAHOGA shifted to the loading side of Prescott Elevators.